I had liquidated a hundred billion dollar private fund last year as I decided that our New York firm could manage five hundred billion maximum. Therefore, the company’s operating assets of five hundred nine billion dollars consisted of the following in 1998. 

「Jonathan’s and my personal funds: 88 billion

The total of seven hedge funds: 12 billion

The total of pension funds: 409 billion」

After only eight months…

「Jonathan’s and my personal funds: 255 billion (+167 billion)

The total of seven hedge funds: 17.4 billion (+ 5.4 billion)

The total of pension funds: 511.7 billion (+102.7 billion)」

Our personal funds showed over a two hundred percent profit while the hedge funds were at forty-five percent and the pension fund was at twenty-five percent. The North American market had already become huge, dealing with over ten trillion dollars. Jeon-il Investment could take a quarter of the Korean...